Meaning of 女衒(ぜげん) in Japanese

女衒
Kana Reading
ぜげん
Romaji
zegen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    someone who makes their living selling women into prostitution; pimp; procurer

Related Kanji

女 JLPT 5

3 strokes

woman, female

On'Yomi: ジョ, ニョ, ニョウ

Kun'Yomi: おんな, め

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衒

11 strokes

show off, display, pretend

On'Yomi: ゲン, ケン

Kun'Yomi: てら.う

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